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'Michigan Matters' Holiday Focus: Giving Back To Those In Need

(CBS Detroit) - With the holidays upon us, the leaders of four organizations took time to visit the "Michigan Matters" set and talk about their vital work in the community with Senior Producer/Host Carol Cain.

Pete Waldmeir, of the Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund of Detroit , Kirk Mayes, CEO of Forgotten Harvest , Major Mark Anderson, General Secretary and Commander of The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit, and Cheryl Johnson, of COTS, talked about the growing needs in the region of the less fortunate.

Pete Waldmeir of the Goodfellows appears on Michigan Matters
Pete Waldmeir of the Goodfellows appears on Michigan Matters with Carol Cain. (credit: James C. Turner/CBS 62)
Kirk Mayes of Forgotten Harvest appears on Michigan Matters
Kirk Mayes of Forgotten Harvest appears on Michigan Matters with Carol Cain. (credit: James C. Turner/CBS 62)
Major Mark Anderson, General Secretary and Commander of The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit
Major Mark Anderson, General Secretary and Commander of The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit appears on Michigan Matters with Carol Cain. (credit: James C. Turner/CBS 62)
Cheryl P. Johnson of COTS
Cheryl P. Johnson of COTS. (credit: James C. Turner/CBS 62)

Waldmeir, longtime Detroit News columnist, talked about the organization's start 100 years ago and how it was tied to journalists.

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For the rest of this conversation, watch "Michigan Matters" at 11:30 a.m. Sundays only on CBS 62. Past episodes are available online at CBSDetroit.com/video.

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